Analysis
HTS 9013.10.30 covers telescopic sights for rifles: other under heading 9013 (lasers, other than laser diodes; other optical appliances and instruments, not specified…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 14.9%. The costliest confusion would be with 9013.10.10 (not designed for use with infrared light) at 14.9%, a difference of 13.5 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 1.4% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 90 (77th percentile of 296 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $140 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 35%, 25.0 times the general rate.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 1.4%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9013.10.10 | Not designed for use with infrared light | 14.9% |
| 9013.10.45 | Telescopes designed to form parts of machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of this chapter of section XVI | Free |
| 9013.10.50 | Other: other | 5.3% |